"Go west, where do you go? County boundaries? At this time, William Parr, who was still riding the riding horse that was not suitable for patrolling, muttered to himself, wanting to say it but still not daring to say it.

When Isabel rode her horse to the stone bridge over the Swell River, she glanced sideways at him, "William, are you thinking of going somewhere to the west?" ”

William nodded in surprise, and heard another order: "The destination is the village of Kelder in the Yorkshire Highlands, and rest when you arrive." ”

"Yes, Your Excellency." Although William didn't know where the Kelder village was, he simply agreed.

Richmondshire, northeast of the Yorkshire Highlands, runs southeast, and half of its entire county is in the sparsely populated Yorkshire Highlands to the west. Although the land inserted into the highlands is deserted, the dozen or so villages scattered in the highlands are basically located near the Swell River in the south of the county. The village of Kelde, which Isabel refers to, is the closest village to the county boundary to the west of the county. Follow the road outside Kelder and head northwest to the village of Natby in Westmoreland.

The patrol trotted west after crossing the stone bridge, passing through the first village of Isabelle's domain, Haswell. Everyone watched the road with wide eyes and eyes, and after finding no wrongdoers or behavior, they rode towards the next village, Dornome.

Passing the village of Dornom further west, you enter the Yorkshire Highlands. At this time, the sky became exceptionally clear, and white clouds drifted across the clear blue sky. A glare of sunlight shone through a cloud on the pastures, farms, and stone houses of the villages in the highlands.

William, who was in a good mood, almost thought of the patrol as a parade. Pointing to the high ground in the distance in front of the right side of the road and the clouds slowly floating behind the high ground, he smiled at Isabel riding on the left, "Your Excellency, you see, how beautiful that high ground is. ”

Isabelle's eyes followed William's gesture toward the high ground, and after not finding any man or horse crossing the high ground, she focused her gaze on the village of Grington directly ahead of the road. Still calmly riding the war horse, he said softly: "William, you can continue to watch the blue sky, white clouds, high ground and all the land. However, you will not be paid today. ”

When William heard this, he quickly pulled the reins, and asked cautiously, "Your Excellency, why is this?" ”

"Because you think we're playing in the highlands now, not patrolling."

"But the scenery here is really beautiful."

"I admit it's beautiful. But you're on patrol, not playing, you know? ”

William felt a thick majesty in the other party's tone, and nodded, "Your Excellency, I understand. ”

Soon, the patrol rode into the village of Greenton. Isabel took the reins and looked at the houses on both sides of the road, and instructed William, "Let the people behind slow down and look around the house for unscrupulous people." ”

As everyone slowed down their horses along the road, Isabel suddenly noticed a man dressed as a peasant running to the side of the road from a house in front of her on the right. The man also saw her and her patrol as he ran to the side of the road, and immediately stopped and stood foot under the wall of the house.

Isabel watched the man warily, and as the patrol slowly moved forward in front of him, she focused her eyes on what the man was wearing and what he was carrying. I saw that the man dressed as a peasant was not very dirty, very torn, and carried a package made of linen, which looked a little bulging.

Because the man always kept his head down and kept a respectful appearance, Isabel never saw the other party's eyes and expressions. However, just as William, who was walking side by side with her, passed in front of the man's eyes, she keenly saw the man's movement of raising his head slightly. This action was clearly an observation of her and the patrol team, but it could not prove that the other party had committed wrongdoing.

At this time, the man quickly lowered his head again. While Isabel sat on horseback and pondered the man's intentions, her horse was already carrying her on and following the procession. After a distance from the man, Isabel, who had not said a word, quietly turned to look at the house and the suspicious man who was gradually moving away from the group.

When she saw the man suddenly speeding towards the high ground behind the house through the gap between the teams behind her, she sneered: "Sure enough, there is a problem." ”

Pointing in the direction of the man's escape, he rushed to the four guards who followed behind him and gave a sharp order: "You four go and catch the man who escaped, I want to live!" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency." After seeing the man running towards a forest from a distance, the four guards immediately turned their horses' heads and accelerated the speed of their horses and chased after the man's Fang Tong.

"Everyone else stopped and went to survey all the surroundings of the premises." Isabel gave the order and looked at William again, "You and Baldwin stay." ”

"Your Excellency, have you found an outlaw?! I can also go and arrest these people. William looked a little excited.

"Today is your first patrol, and I just need you to watch in silence what you see, understand?" Isabel did not agree to his request.

"Yes, Your Excellency." While William agreed, he muttered in his heart, "Watch in silence?!" Well, that sounds like a lot of humanism. Watch and be silent, very good idea. ”

When the other guards returned one after another and reported that no other suspicious persons or wrongdoing had been found, one of the guards was seen waving his hand vigorously outside a small grove near the high ground, and hurriedly reported to Isabel: "Your Excellency, the brothers may have caught the person you wanted. ”

"I see." Isabel nodded, got up from her horse, and looked in the direction of the woods. After a while, I saw four guards who had been sent out walking slowly in the direction of the patrol with the man with his hands tied.

After the three guards pushed the man in front of Isabel, another guard hurriedly opened the man's package and spread it on the ground. Isabel glanced at the contents of the package, jumped off the horse and stood in front of the man to examine the other party, "I am the Duke of Richmond's domain as the custodian, why did you run away just now?" ”

At this time, the man whose hands were tied was so frightened by the situation in front of him that he began to tremble. I didn't dare to raise my head, but answered her in a very small voice: "My lord, miss, I... I'm scared. ”

Isabel folded her arms over her chest and looked at each other calmly, "So, what are you afraid of?" ”